The New Testament in Muslim Eyes - Shabbir Akhtar

The New Testament in Muslim Eyes

Paul's Letter to the Galatians

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Buch | Hardcover
284 Seiten
2018
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-21348-7 (ISBN)
168,35 inkl. MwSt
This book provides commentary and analysis, from a Muslim perspective, on the writing of St. Paul. In particular it provides a close textual reading of Galatians, and discusses wider Christian theology and the New Testament whilst simultaneously opening a dialogue with the Qur’an, and Islamic thinking and practice.
This book explores Christian origins by examining a key New Testament epistle, Paul’s letter to the Galatian churches, seen by Christians as the charter of Christian liberty from the inherited Jewish law.

The New Testament in Muslim Eyes provides a close textual commentary on perhaps the earliest declaration of Paul’s apostleship and of his undying commitment to the risen Christ. It notes the subtleties of the Greek original against the backdrop of an exciting glimpse of Quranic Arabic parallels and differences. It asks: Does Paul qualify as a prophet of Allah (God)? The thoughts of Paul are assessed by examining his claims against the background of Islam’s rival views of Abraham and his legacy. The Arabic Quran framed and inspired the life of the Arab Apostle, Muhammad, who was sent, according to Islam, to all humanity, Jewish and Gentile alike. Pauline themes are set in dialectical tension with the claims of the Quran. Akhtar compares and contrasts the two rival faiths with regard to: the resources of human nature, the salvation of the sinner, and the status of the works of the law. Both Christians and Muslims concur on the need for God’s grace, an essential condition of success in the life of faith. The core Pauline Christian doctrine of justification by faith alone is scrutinised and assessed from a variety of non-Christian, especially Islamic, stances.

Providing an Islamic view of Christian origins, this book helps to build bridges between the two religions. It will be a valuable resource to students and scholars of Biblical Studies, Islamic Studies, and the Philosophy of Religion.

Shabbir Akhtar is a research fellow at the Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies and a member of the Faculty of Theology and Religions at the University of Oxford, UK. He is author of The Quran and the Secular Mind (Routledge, 2007) and Islam as Political Religion (Routledge, 2010).

Introduction 1. Preface to the Commentary 2. ‘There is no gospel except the only Gospel’ (1.1-12) 3. The Apostle’s Apologia and Gospel (1.13-3.5) 4. The Promise of Abraham’s Gospel (3.6-4.7) 5. Pastoral Interventions: Saint Paul as Pastor Paul (4.8-20 and 5.2-12) 6. Covenant of the Spirit (4.21-5.1 and 5.13-26) 7. Law of Christ, Gospel of the Cross (6.1-18) 8. Crisis of Law, Promise of Grace: Inter-faith Interfaces in Galatians 9. Epilogue: Missionaries in Reverse: Learning from the Rival

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Routledge Reading the Bible in Islamic Context Series
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 700 g
Themenwelt Religion / Theologie Christentum Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
Religion / Theologie Christentum Kirchengeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Islam
ISBN-10 1-138-21348-9 / 1138213489
ISBN-13 978-1-138-21348-7 / 9781138213487
Zustand Neuware
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